CVE-2014-8242

Summary

librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify transmitted data via a birthday attack.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152355.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00034.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/05/5
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152366.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/28/1
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04
• https://github.com/librsync/librsync/issues/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/13/2
• https://www.miknet.net/security/optimizing-birthday-attack/
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151105.html
• https://github.com/librsync/librsync/releases/tag/v1.0.0
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126712

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152355.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00034.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/05/5
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152366.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/28/1
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04
• https://github.com/librsync/librsync/issues/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/13/2
• https://www.miknet.net/security/optimizing-birthday-attack/
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151105.html
• https://github.com/librsync/librsync/releases/tag/v1.0.0
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126712

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